fragment
Object NamePossibly Fragment with Bird
Made FromGlass
Date800-999
Techniqueblown, cased, relief-cut
SizeOverall H: 3.7 cm
Accession Number2009.1.2
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionPossibly Fragment with Bird. Transparent light blue over colorless. Blown, cased; relief-cut. Fragment from wall of vessel (TTh. 0.2 cm). Relief-cut decoration in blue (Th. 0.1 cm): perhaps part of body and tail of bird, apparently facing right; body is solid blue and hatched; tail is long and rounded at end, and is shown in notched outline; bird is partly surrounded by notched vegetal(?) motif and has curving notched stem behind its tail.Provenance
Former Collection
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982)